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<span class=large>THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES</span>
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CHAPTER 14
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Persecution attends spread of gospel—Paul heals a cripple; he and Barnabas hailed as gods—Paul stoned, revived, preaches—Elders ordained.
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And</span> it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.
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But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.
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Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/14/3a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Testimony.">testimony</a> unto the word of his <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/14/3b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Grace.">grace</a>, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
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But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.
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And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/14/5a" mark="a" type="A" title="2 Cor. 11: 26.">Jews</a> with their rulers, to use <i>them</i> despitefully, and to stone them,
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They were ware of <i>it,</i> and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:
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And there they preached the gospel.
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&#182; And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/14/8a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 3: 2 (1-10).">cripple</a> from his mother’s womb, who never had walked:
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The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/14/9a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Faith.">faith</a> to be <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/14/9b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Healing.">healed</a>,
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Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet.  And he leaped and walked.
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And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/14/11a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 28: 6 (3-6).">gods</a> are come down to us in the likeness of men.
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And they called Barnabas, <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/14/12a" mark="a" type="P" title="GR Zeus.">Jupiter</a>; and Paul, <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/14/12b" mark="b" type="P" title="GR Hermes.">Mercurius</a>, because he was the chief speaker.
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Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.
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<i>Which</i> when the <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/14/14a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Apostles.">apostles</a>, Barnabas and Paul, heard <i>of,</i> they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,
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And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things?  We also are <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/14/15a" mark="a" type="A" title="Dan. 2: 46; James 5: 17 (17-18); 1 Ne. 17: 55.">men</a> of like <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/14/15b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Lust.">passions</a> with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these <sup>c</sup><a href="acts/14/15c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Vanity.">vanities</a> unto the living God, which <sup>d</sup><a href="acts/14/15d" mark="d" type="B" title="TG Jesus Christ, Creator.">made</a> heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:
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Who in times past suffered all nations to <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/14/16a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Walking in Darkness.">walk</a> in their own <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/14/16b" mark="b" type="A" title="Acts 17: 30 (27-30).">ways</a>.
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Nevertheless he left not himself without <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/14/17a" mark="a" type="A" title="Rom. 1: 20.">witness</a>, in that he did good, and gave us <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/14/17b" mark="b" type="A" title="Lev. 26: 4 (3-4).">rain</a> from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with <sup>c</sup><a href="acts/14/17c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Food.">food</a> and gladness.
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And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.
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&#182; And there came thither <i>certain</i> Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/14/19a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Persecution.">stoned</a> Paul, drew <i>him</i> out of the city, supposing he had been dead.
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Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.
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And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and <i>to</i> Iconium, and Antioch,
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Confirming the souls of the disciples, <i>and</i> exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/14/22a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Adversity; TG Test, Try, Prove; TG Tribulation.">tribulation</a> enter into the kingdom of God.
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And when they had <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/14/23a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Authority; TG Priesthood, History of; TG Priesthood, Ordination.">ordained</a> them <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/14/23b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Church Organization; TG Elders.">elders</a> in every church, and had prayed with <sup>c</sup><a href="acts/14/23c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Fasting.">fasting</a>, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.
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And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.
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And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into Attalia:
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And thence sailed to <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/14/26a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 11: 26 (25-26).">Antioch</a>, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.
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And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/14/27a" mark="a" type="A" title="2 Cor. 2: 12.">door</a> of faith unto the Gentiles.
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And there they abode long time with the disciples.
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